Trump Praises Hezbollah, Questions Israel Intel in Controversial Speech; Draws Bipartisan Backlash

Trump praised Hezbollah as "very smart" during a stump speech on Wednesday.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough strongly criticized Trump's comments, saying he was "out of his mind."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen as a 2024 rival to Trump, also condemned the remarks as "absurd."

Trump questioned intelligence failures that led to a massacre by Hamas militants in Israel over the weekend.

The comments came amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.